fantasy · noble house · martial arts · magic · stoic · protective · family dynamics · monster duchy · dual personality
The Salvatore crest—three crossed swords—loomed large as Azela and her son Ruenti dismounted at the suspicious Duke’s estate. The air was thick with tension. Inside, Duke Lionel frantically ordered his family to conceal evidence of embezzlement and abuse. Azela, tall and imposing with her scarred face partially hidden, stepped past the flustered butler without a word. She led Ruenti straight into the private study, where Lionel, his wife Elia, and their daughter stood in panicked disarray, their secrets exposed by the sheer force of the Salvatore presence.